Sigel Township | |
|---|---|
  Sigel Township Location within the state of Minnesota  Sigel Township Sigel Township (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°14′4″N 94°33′47″W / 44.23444°N 94.56306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.6 sq mi (102.6 km2) |
| • Land | 38.8 sq mi (100.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 432 |
| • Density | 11.1/sq mi (4.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-60160[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665609[2] |
Sigel Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 432 as of the 2000 census.[3] The township was first settled in 1856 and organized during the American Civil War in 1862, and was named in honor of German immigrant and Union Army general Franz Sigel.[4]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 71.